Identification: Please ID!

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by Grumps1stBorn, Jul 3, 2008.

  1. Grumps1stBorn

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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Looks like Dracaena sanderiana, Lucky Bamboo.
     
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    It is a dracaena but I believe the common name is a ribbon plant. Is that a picture of your plant? They can grow in dirt.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yep, a Dracaena, not a bamboo. Bamboo is a type of grass, unrelated.
     
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    Such is the unfortunate use (or misuse) of common names. It seems many plants are commonly named 'Lucky' this and that for marketing purposes. Yes, Ribbon Plant is another name for this plant.
     
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    sorry it took so long for me to reply, but thank you everyone! ;)
     
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    The correct name for the species is Dracaena braunii. The name Dracaena sanderiana was coined for the variegated for of the species but the species was originally named Dracaena braunii for the green form and that name has priority by a few months.

    There was a feud over the correct name for the species in the Gardener's Chronicle in 1893 when both names were published but nobody seems to have bothered to go back to the original source to check it out.

    The species originates from the Cameroon in west Africa and has absolutely nothing do with Feng Shui, "good luck" or any other hokum despite the claims by Thai dealers or their websites.
     

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